Where does “prephylogenetic” come from?
prephylogenetic (English) comes from English phylogenetic, from German phylogenetisch, from German Phylogenese, from German phylo-, from Ancient Greek φῦλον, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
prephylogenetic (English): Prior to phylogenesis
Definitions
- Prior to phylogenesis
Ancestry of “prephylogenetic”, step by step
prephylogenetic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phylogenetic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phylogenetic | Of, or relating to phylogeny or phylogenetics;... |
| 2 | German | phylogenetisch | phylogenetic |
| 3 | German | Phylogenese | phylogenesis |
| 4 | German | phylo- | phylo |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φῦλον | a set of people or other beings; sex; nation,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |